Microsoft’s Copilot, a generative AI-powered device that may generate textual content in addition to reply particular questions, is now out there as an in-app chatbot on Telegram, the moment messaging app.
At the moment in beta, Copilot for Telegram permits you to discuss with the AI chatbot as in the event you’re having a standard, one-on-one dialog with a buddy. It will possibly additionally reply a variety of questions, from basic information queries like “What film ought to I watch?” to questions equivalent to “What baseball sport is on proper now?”
The bot may be accessed by looking its username, @CopilotOfficialBot. It’s free for Telegram customers and out there on each cell units and desktop. One caveat is that it requires your cellphone quantity.
Microsoft has launched Copilot into a number of of its merchandise, together with Microsoft 365 and Groups, together with AI-first {hardware}, Copilot+ PCs. Copilot’s growth to third-party companies like Telegram is notable and will signify that Microsoft desires its AI chatbot to stay in different social apps.
Different firms integrating AI chatbots into their messaging platforms embody Meta, which not too long ago confirmed that it’s testing Meta AI throughout Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. Google’s Gemini rivals Copilot by letting you leverage the generative AI inside Google Messages on Android units. In the meantime, Snapchat makes use of ChatGPT to energy its AI chatbot that may reply to Snaps.
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